Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-11-11
LOCAL NEWS.


over in York State. last week.
Mr.. H. A. Peck and Miss Maggie Z.
Manning, both of this village, were mar
ried on Tuesday evening, Rev. Mr.. Car
penter officiating.
The Rt. Rev. Bishop Bissell will be at
st. Stephens church next Sunday, the
18th inst, and in the evening will con-
firm a class of candidates.
The fall examination of teachers will
be held at the room in the basement of
the town hall on Wednesday EeXt, the
10th inst, beginning at a. m.
Butter sold here, Monday, at IS to 20
cents for fair to good and 81 cents for
selections. A year ago Monday it was
quoted at Is to % cents in this market.
The Harmonic club of Boston, assisted
by Mrs. Martha d. Shepherd, pianist, and
Mr.. Wulf Fries, celloist, will give con-
cert in Middlebury on the Goth inst.
Mr.. j. j. Nancy has sold his house at
East Middlebury and part of his furni-
ture to DR.. Sheldon. Mr.. Nancy talks
of going to California in the spring.
The trustees are making a praise-wor-
thy effort to improve the drainage in the
vicinity of the graded-school building,
with view to preventing the overflow of
the sidewalks in the spring-time.
The drouth was becoming serious,
though the indications are that rain
enough will come soon. Cisterns and
wells were dry and the earth was so
hard that the farmers could not plow.
1t is announced that the Central Yer
mont will run special poultry train over
this division to Boston on Friday, the
18th inst. 1t will leave Burlington at
l 10 p. M, and stop at all stations where
there is poultry to go.
The notice relative to Unitarian servi-
ces which appeared in this column last
week was erroneous. The next services
will be held two weeks from Sunday.
when it is hoped Rev. Mr.. Bean may be
here to officiate. No services were held
last Sunday.
There will be district meeting of the
Woman's Home Missionary society in
the Methodist Episcopal church Thurs.
day, November II, morning, afternoon
and evening. Mrs. Gaddis, missionary
among the Indians, will be present, and
other ladies from abroad will address the
meeting. All are invited.
There was some excitement at the pas
senger station, Monday, caused by fire
in the grass on the side of the railroad
south of the bridge, 1t was so fierce
that the bridge was endangered and the
section-men had to procure hose and at
tach it to the pump in order to stop the
progress of the fire.
Refuse has lately been dumped at the
side of the road at the junction of Nortl
Pleasant and High streets and elsewher,
in the village limits. Such performances
are contrary to law. The trustees know
who these offenders are, and ask us to
suggest that it would be wise thing fol
them to undo the mischief they have
done.
Among the recent inventions of labor
saving machinery there is probably moth
ing in which greater improvements have
been made than the moving machine
TO show the contrast it is desired to pre-
serve in the Sheldon museum one of the
first used in the county. Any person
having such is requested to correspond
with Mr.. II. l.. Sheldon.
The monthly meeting of the w. C. T
, U. for November will be held with Mrs
, Henry S. Foote on Wednesday Afternoon
and evening of next week. Gentlemen
are invited to tea at 6 o'clock. Beside
the usual evening programme, there viii
be temperance drama, in which mum